Prophets of Science Fiction (Episode 4: Arthur C Clarke): superficial and deferential treatment of major sci-fi writer
Declan Whitebloom, “Prophets of Science Fiction (Episode 4: Arthur C Clarke)” (2011) Having never read
Tag: Documentaries
Abandon the Knife: film on female genital mutilation fails to address wider context behind the practice
Sara Nason, “Abandon the Knife” (2011) This documentary on female genital mutilation will always be topical as
Prophets of Science Fiction (Episode 2: Philip K Dick): an introduction to a major 20th century science fiction writer
Declan Whitebloom, “Prophets of Science Fiction (Episode 2: Philip K Dick)” (2011) Philip K Dick
Australian and New Zealand Films
I Can Change Your Mind About Climate: predictable documentary drumming up controversy where none exists
Max Bourke, “I Can Change Your Mind About Climate” (2012) It seemed like a good
The True Story of Black Hawk Down: too much detail and not enough overview of the Battle of Mogadishu as a historical event
David Keane, “The True Story of Black Hawk Down” (2003) A very detailed documentary about
Australian and New Zealand Films
Seduction in the City: the Birth of Shopping (Episode 2: A Modern Game): film could be sub-titled “A Mug’s Game”
Sally Aitken, “Seduction in the City: the Birth of Shopping (Episode 2: A Modern Game)”
Australian and New Zealand Films
Seduction in the City: the Birth of Shopping (Episode 1: A Genius Idea): how department stores both freed and enslaved women
Sally Aitken, “Seduction in the City: the Birth of Shopping (Episode 1: A Genius Idea)”
The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering): too much focus on politics, not enough on culture and society
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering)”
The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all Our Heads – He must be Destroyed): a stroll through an amusement park of curious cultural fads and trends
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all
The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent): the use of psychoanalysis as tool for social control
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent)” (2002) This